Hard Core Crime Fiction

A Listmania! list by j c lee
 
Strega
1.  Strega by Andrew H. Vachss
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  "easyily the most intense writer on the block"
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Berlin Noir ('March Violets', 'The Pale Criminal' and 'A German Requiem') (Penguin Crime/Mystery)
2.  Berlin Noir ('March Violets', 'The Pale Criminal' and 'A German Requiem') (Penguin Crime/Mystery) by Philip Kerr
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  "Don't lend this book to anyone...you won't get it back. Setting hard-boiled fiction in Nazi Berlin is a stroke of genius"
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In the Electric Mist With Confederate Dead
3.  In the Electric Mist With Confederate Dead by James Lee Burke
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  "Robicheaux's repressed anger at the world is what makes Burke's writing so goddam powerful."
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When The Sacred Ginmill Closes (Matt Scudder Mystery)
4.  When The Sacred Ginmill Closes (Matt Scudder Mystery) by Lawrence Block
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  "Not so much a crime novel...This book is more about friendship, loyalty and alcohol."
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The Harlem Cycle: "Rage in Harlem", "Real Cool Killers", "Crazy Kill" v. 1
5.  The Harlem Cycle: "Rage in Harlem", "Real Cool Killers", "Crazy Kill" v. 1 by Chester Himes
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  "Coffin Ed and Gravedigger......if only all policemen were like them."
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White Butterfly (Mask Noir)
6.  White Butterfly (Mask Noir) by Walter Mosley
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  "Mosley and Easy now feel like old friends of mine."
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The Grifters (Crime Masterworks)
7.  The Grifters (Crime Masterworks) by Jim Thompson
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  "Thompson will leave you feeling very morally confused...just what the doctor ordered"
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Grushko
8.  Grushko by Philip Kerr
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  "Kerr's last great crime novel, he's gone all blockbuster nowadays...what a disappointment!"
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The Sweet Forever (Five Star)
9.  The Sweet Forever (Five Star) by George Pelecanos
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  "Dialogue to die (or Kill) for."
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Mucho Mojo
10.  Mucho Mojo by Joe R Lansdale
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  "Leonard and Hap's friendship should be the envy of any man."
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Hiaasen Omnibus: "Tourist Season", "Double Whammy", "Skin Tight"
11.  Hiaasen Omnibus: "Tourist Season", "Double Whammy", "Skin Tight" by Carl Hiaasen
The list author says:
  "Hiaasen's eye for the ridiculous is so convincing you sometimes forget you're reading satire."
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